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Date:
November 14, 2022
Time:
4:01 p.m.
Place:
Chambers
Members:
Toni Troutner, Committee Chair
Marli Larimer, Councilmember
Zandria Michaud, Councilmember
Agenda:
1. Call to Order 4:01 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Pending Approval
Economic and Community
Development Committee
CC ECDC Regular Meeting
Minutes
November 14, 2022
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Toni Troutner Committee Chair Present
Marli Larimer Councilmember Present _
Zandria Michaud Councilmember Present
3. Agenda Approval
4. Business
A. Approval of Minutes
Approval of Minutes dated September 12, 2022
MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated September 12, 2022
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Zandria Michaud, Councilmember
SECONDER: Marli Larimer, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Larimer, Michaud
B. INFO ONLY: Annual Housekeeping Amendment
Information only preview of annual housekeeping code amendments
presented by Kaelene Nobis. A housekeeping code amendment is
undertaken annually or biannually to fix minor code issues related to clarity,
consistency or application. These updates are administrative in nature and
may be needed to comply with new state laws, to clarify intent or resolve
discovered code issues. The Land Use and Planning Board (LUPB) will also
preview these amendments at their meeting later this evening.
After that, they will have a public hearing at LUPB on November 28th, to the
Operations Committee for action on December 6, 2022, and go before the
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full council for a vote on adoption December 13. The table below provides a
summary of the proposed changes and the reason they are needed.
CODE SECTION
CHANGE DESCRIPTION
REASON
NEEDED
15.02.135
Family Definition Update
Legal
13.02.260
Mixed Use Definition Update
Clarity
15.02.307
Opiate Substitution Treatment Facility Definition Update
Legal
15.04.170 and
Update Multifamily Minimum Lot Calculation
Clarity
15.04.180
footnotes
15.04.050 (12, 14,
Removal of footnotes
Clarity
15,21)
15.04.200
Insert row in the table to incorporate development standards
Clarity
removed from the change in 15.02.260
15.04.040
Add "for senior properties" to footnote 4
Clarity
Minimum lot size tries to establish a one size fits all minimum lot dimension
needed for both apartments and townhomes. We have a different code
section for fee simple townhomes that was never accurately linked in this
chapter, and then the density is what establishes the minimum lot size.
For example, if someone wants to build 10 units in a zone that allows 20
units per acre we currently have a complicated formula where its 8,500 SF
for the first two lots and then 2,500 for each lot after that. However, we
already have a density calculation. Example 20 D/U acre 43560/20m= 2178
per lot so to get 10 you need 21780. For the physical minimum lot size
needed for fee simple townhomes, we already have another section for that
in code that was adopted later, and we will be bridging the gap and making
that connection here in code.
The exhibit to this agenda item provides greater details, and is still in a draft
form so you can see the precise edits. There may be a few additional items
that are added prior to the upcoming Public hearing and action votes. Email
KNobis@Kentwa.gov <mailto: KNobis@Kentwa.gov> if you have any
questions.
C. INFO ONLY: 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update — Engagement Efforts
Long Range Planning Manager Kristen Holdsworth provides on update the
2024 comprehensive plan and strategies for community engagement.
Just to provide a reminder, the over arching goals for Kent's comp plan
update are to achieve 10,200 new housing units; and 32,000 new jobs on
the employment side, an effort already bolstered by code and design
standards changes which came out of Rally the Valley. As for housing, there
are new complexities built in for how we shape that growth too, based on
changes to at the state and county levels. Growth numbers must hit at
predetermined income levels in order to fill the perceived gaps in housing
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supply, deemed the "missing middle" which will expand ownership options for
a broader segment of incomes.
Any changes made also need to fit in with what Kent's residents and
employers need and desire. Its our job not to come up with the plan, but to
ensure that community needs and hopes work in harmony with state and
county regulations, and that is why community engagement is such a vital
part of the process. Principles for planning future engagement efforts and
events will include using an equity lens focusing on inclusion, respect and
transparency, and meeting the community where they are and in ways they
enjoy. We also plan to actively seek input from this committee and all the
councilmembers. Please send us any recommendations for individuals,
groups, organizations or community events we should partner with to help
reach the community.
Recently LRP staff participated in the Kent 101, where in addition to
providing insight into ECD responsibilities and initiatives, I had an
opportunity to find out what these engaged residents most enjoy about Kent
as it is, and what they would like Kent to be known for in a regional context.
These residents cited diversity, location in the central Puget Sound,
accessible amenities, and affordability. They would like Kent to recognized as
a safe and prosperous, with many walkable neighborhoods with great options
for outdoor recreation.
We also asked them how they wanted receive information and provide
feedback. Their preferences leant toward the short form types of contact.
Emails, dedicated websites, some mail/postcards and attendance at
community events. They did not prefer radio or newspaper ads, phone calls
or traditional public meetings.
The first public engagement opportunity came up rather quickly when staff
decided to join with ECD's planned display and candy handout at Kent
Station's Haunted Boo-levard community celebration for Halloween.
Piggybacking on the chosen them of space exploration, staff worked with
multimedia to design a postcard promoting our hopes to plan an out of this
world future for Kent. We brought 350 postcards and handed them out to
(mostly) the parents of trick or treaters, and in the weeks since have
received 150 new signups to comp plan email distribution list. Going
forward, the community engagement time -line looks like this:
§ Ongoing: Monitor conversations regarding housing needs allocation at King
County Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC)
§ November: Email request to Council for input and suggestions for
engagement
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§ December: Internal Staff Coordination
§ Early 2023: 2024 Comprehensive Plan Community Kick Off!
§ Early 2023: Council work session
5. Adjournment 4:43 p.m.
-/zh 3yu;
Committee Secretary
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